This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

A science teacher's dream.

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.